Survived 13.1 miles! And raised £350 for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social 🎉✨

We are excited to announce the launch of the brand new Open Research Bulletin! Aimed at anyone with an interest in open research, the ORB showcases expert comment, case studies, and practical tips for new researchers and experienced practitioners alike. www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op...

*in a couple of days 😬

Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham

Amazing how publicly some academics are willing to embarrass themselves.

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I'm running my first ever half marathon in a couple of weeks (😬) and raising money for Medical Aid for Palestinians - if you've got a couple of pounds spare, please sponsor me before Keir Starmer declares it a hate crime ajbellgreatmanchesterrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/laura-swift

In totally unsurprising news, Richard Dawkins is developing AI psychosis. Paywall bypass: archive.is/6RdK9

Infrastructure Landlords: The Rentier Capitalism of Commercial Academic Publishers This piece explores how major academic publishers are becoming “infrastructure landlords”, not just publishing research, but owning the systems around it. 👉 www.openlibhums.org/news/931/ #OpenAccess #ScholComm

'Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference' In this post, @alittleroad.bsky.social summarises the recent #CopimConference and shares recordings and slides from all panels. Catch up here! 👉 copim.pub/exploring-th... #OAbooks #OpenAccess

Call for Papers "The Far Right, Universities, and Counter-institutional Knowledge Places" Conference, History of Education, @unicologne.bsky.social, March 10-12, 2027 Looking forward to your submissions! Deadline May 1, 2026 #histuni #histedu #skystorians #history

I for one am shocked that he didn't win a byelection in a 30% Muslim constituency

Any time I read a story like this, I immediately scroll down to see if my favourite true crime trope - the absurdly incriminating search history - gets featured. I can confirm that this one does not disappoint.

And here are some of our members who are here in person! #CopimConference Thanks @copim.bsky.social for such a great conference (so far!) and for providing a forum for helpful and informative conversations with such an engaged group of people. #OpenAccessAdvocacy

Nobody has ever been so lyrically yet thoroughly excoriated as in this piece. And yet, few people have ever deserved such a complete dismantling as the Prince formerly known as Andrew www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

to be clear when I say my mission is helping good people make good books, I mean the exact opposite of whatever this is x

We now have a presentation from @lauramswift.bsky.social from @openpress.bsky.social on 'Open educational resources as a chance to do things differently'! openpress.sussex.ac.uk #OERs #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #OAWeek

'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

Gaza’s education system has collapsed under the weight of war. Nearly 658,000 school-aged children and 87,000 university students have been left without access to learning as classrooms and campuses lie in ruins. 🔗: aje.io/r00cl2

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR POPE

Berkeley. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In the past few days, Israel has bombed Doha, struck Tunis over the humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza and assassinated Yemen’s Prime Minister. These are clear violations of international law. Which other state is allowed to commit such crimes without any consequences?

after merely 13 years living in Manchester I'm excited to finally set foot inside Beetham Tower tomorrow #alpsp2025

Shame on this whole government, may they never know peace. We'll see you in the Hague.

Top local journalism by The Mill in Manchester manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...

"I'm being as racist as I can" tearful Starmer tells voters

Even if you've never set foot in Oklahoma and likely never will, this is a hell of a read

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history? We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop. Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details! www.historyworkshop....

I wrote something for The Sunday Times's style section about how men have been undressing for over a hundred years. And how they should go further and show a little cleavage. Link in the next post.

NEW on Wonkhe: The lessons of decades of research into assessment and feedback haven’t tracked across into the practice of peer review. Madeleine Pownall wonders why not buff.ly/D7hmHQP

The good news: I'm alive. The bad news: I'm in England.

Helsinki hasn't had a traffic fatality in a year: "Helsinki's current traffic safety strategy, covering 2022–2026, is nearing completion. It has focused on improving safety for children, youth, pedestrians and cyclists with safer crosswalks and smarter intersection design."

All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

I'm seeing an uptick in journal editors inquiring about @openlibhums.bsky.social and scholar-led, non-profit diamond #OpenAccess as a direct result of the Trump administration's crackdown on EDI and academic freedom. If we want research integrity, we need an independent academic publishing sector.

This is so much more grave of a violation of academic freedom than a few Oberlin students protesting a speaker. And yet the “Free Press” crew will be completely silent about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I work here now!

there's toxic human sludge and then there's Tony Blair helping out in the Middle East

I know where I stand. I stand with Palestine Action.

I've signed this open letter for writers and publishing workers against the proscription of Palestine Action and so should you: docs.google.com/document/u/0...

reminder that today is the last day to respond to the EHRC consultation on its updated Code of Practice around the Supreme Court ruling on 'biological sex'. You can respond in as much/little detail as you want and there are loads of helpful prompts here: transactual.org.uk/equality-act...

But it’s crazy to see the people who have argued that content-neutral free speech is actually a Very Important Freedom, who are now spitting with indignant fury at Bob Vylan. (It’s v hard to see how his chants would be illegal under current British speech laws so… what are you actually advocating?)

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

Bob Vylan forever 🇵🇸

I love this piece for all that it makes clear about why people turn out to campaign for someone who does not bend in the face of onslaught from the right. And for showing why Palestine lies at the heart of Mamdani’s victory

You can repair a plane. You can replace a broken window. But you can’t bring back the dead. We must defend the right to protest. Solidarity with Palestine Action 🇵🇸